Saul
died because he was unfaithful to the Lord;
he did not keep the word of the Lord
and even consulted a medium for guidance, and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David
son of Jesse. 1 Chronicles 10:13-14
Saul’s
job as king of Israel was to stay in touch with his own commander-in-chief,
God. Saul went off the rails and pursued
mediums (psychics) then got scolded by the spirit of Samuel.
While
not recommended at all, we should not consult psychics eithers and we probably
won’t die right at that moment (Saul didn’t either). Turning to other sources besides God for
guidance will only take us further and further away from God and distance us
from the life eternal.